Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
149 AM CDT Mon Oct 6 2025
TXZ012-062100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
149 AM CDT Mon Oct 6 2025
Date Mon 10/06/25 Tue 10/07/25 Wed 10/08/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 71 52 62 53 75
Temp 65 61 62 68 70 64 56 54 53 52 54 59 61 61 55 54 54 53 58 68 74 71
DewPt 52 53 55 55 53 54 56 54 53 52 53 54 55 54 55 53 54 53 55 56 55 55
Min/Max RH 55 100 78 100 51
RH 63 75 78 63 55 70100100100100 96 83 81 78100 96100100 90 65 51 57
Wind Dir S SW NW N NE E N NE NE N NE NE NE E E E E SE SE S S S
Wind Spd 12 10 9 8 8 10 10 10 11 11 10 9 9 9 9 9 8 6 9 11 12 11
Clouds FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC
Clouds(%) 20 38 37 33 35 53 79 81 94 96 92 83 87 74 65 70 76 84 77 75 68 47
PoP 12HR 20 50 20 20 20
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.05 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 4 5 1 1 <1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 <1 <1 <1 1 2 5 2
Vent Rate 8 6 13 29 42 18 16 13 14 12 14 21 20 20 10 7 9 5 13 27 56 20
T Wind Dir S SW W NW NE E NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E SE SE S S S
T Wind Spd 19 14 11 9 9 16 14 14 12 12 11 11 10 10 11 11 11 8 11 12 13 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 10/09/25Fri 10/10/25Sat 10/11/25Sun 10/12/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 56 84 57 85 58 85 60 86
Temp 61 57 78 78 64 58 80 80 65 59 80 80 67 61 81 80
DewPt 55 55 57 54 53 53 55 50 51 50 50 47 48 49 49 47
Max/Min RH 93 37 83 31 72 28 65 27
RH 81 93 48 43 67 83 42 35 60 72 35 31 50 65 33 31
PWind Dir S SW S SW S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15>
Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 5 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ016-062100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
149 AM CDT Mon Oct 6 2025
Date Mon 10/06/25 Tue 10/07/25 Wed 10/08/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 76 53 62 53 77
Temp 63 58 63 72 74 67 57 54 54 54 55 59 61 61 54 54 54 54 60 69 76 74
DewPt 55 54 54 54 53 56 57 54 54 54 55 56 55 55 54 54 54 54 59 58 57 56
Min/Max RH 48 100 78 100 50
RH 74 87 72 52 48 67100100100100100 90 81 83100100100100 95 67 52 53
Wind Dir S SW NW SE SE E NE E NE NE NE E E E E SE SE SE S S S S
Wind Spd 9 8 8 6 9 9 8 6 6 6 8 9 9 9 8 5 5 4 9 11 11 9
Clouds SC FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC
Clouds(%) 43 20 14 25 47 66 71 84 89 93 87 83 84 73 65 76 83 86 87 73 75 46
PoP 12HR 30 40 30 30 20
QPF 12HR 0.11 0.16 0.02 0.01 0.01
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 5 6 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 5 2
Vent Rate 9 7 13 37 73 17 17 14 14 11 13 20 19 19 10 7 8 8 14 33 61 25
T Wind Dir S SW W S SE E E NE E E E SE SE E SE SE SE S S S S S
T Wind Spd 17 13 9 9 13 13 13 16 12 11 10 10 10 12 13 11 10 12 11 12 13 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 10/09/25Fri 10/10/25Sat 10/11/25Sun 10/12/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 55 84 55 84 56 84 58 86
Temp 60 55 78 79 62 55 80 80 63 56 79 80 65 58 80 81
DewPt 57 55 57 54 55 54 55 50 51 51 52 49 50 50 51 49
Max/Min RH 100 37 96 32 83 31 75 29
RH 92100 48 42 80 96 42 35 65 83 39 34 59 75 36 33
PWind Dir S SW S SW S SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ008-062100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
149 AM CDT Mon Oct 6 2025
Date Mon 10/06/25 Tue 10/07/25 Wed 10/08/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 66 53 63 54 78
Temp 68 62 62 65 64 61 54 53 53 53 55 60 62 62 57 55 54 54 60 69 76 74
DewPt 53 55 57 56 54 56 54 53 53 53 54 54 55 56 55 55 54 54 57 58 57 58
Min/Max RH 60 100 74 100 51
RH 60 78 83 73 69 83100100100100 96 83 76 79 96100100100 90 66 51 57
Wind Dir S SW NW N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E SE SE S S S
Wind Spd 10 6 6 6 6 9 8 6 6 6 6 6 5 6 5 4 4 4 4 9 10 9
Clouds SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC
Clouds(%) 26 33 33 41 43 53 85 87 95 96 93 84 83 75 70 79 82 85 74 76 70 42
PoP 12HR 20 50 20 20 10
QPF 12HR 0 0.10 0.01 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 3 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 1 1 <1 <1 2 4 6 2
Vent Rate 14 8 24 35 38 26 24 24 23 17 21 22 20 18 10 10 8 6 16 35 72 24
T Wind Dir S SW NW N N NE NE NE N NE NE NE E E E E E E SE S S S
T Wind Spd 18 11 13 11 11 12 16 16 14 12 11 9 8 10 10 10 9 6 10 11 14 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 10/09/25Fri 10/10/25Sat 10/11/25Sun 10/12/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 59 87 60 89 62 89 64 90
Temp 64 60 82 82 68 60 84 83 69 62 84 84 72 64 85 84
DewPt 57 58 59 56 56 56 57 54 54 53 53 50 50 51 51 51
Max/Min RH 96 36 87 31 72 27 64 25
RH 79 94 46 41 66 86 40 37 59 72 34 31 46 64 31 31
PWind Dir S SW S SW S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ008-062100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
149 AM CDT Mon Oct 6 2025
Date Mon 10/06/25 Tue 10/07/25 Wed 10/08/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 66 53 63 54 76
Temp 68 62 62 64 64 61 55 54 53 53 55 59 62 62 58 56 55 55 59 68 74 74
DewPt 54 54 56 55 54 55 55 54 53 53 53 54 54 55 56 55 55 55 57 57 56 57
Min/Max RH 61 100 75 100 53
RH 61 75 80 71 69 80100100100100 94 82 77 78 93 97 99100 92 69 55 55
Wind Dir S SW N N N NE NE NE N NE NE NE NE E E E E SE SE S S S
Wind Spd 12 9 9 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 6 6 6 5 5 4 6 10 10 10
Clouds SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC
Clouds(%) 28 31 31 39 38 54 84 87 95 96 92 85 84 75 69 79 83 86 74 75 68 40
PoP 12HR 20 50 30 20 10
QPF 12HR 0 0.08 0.01 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 3 4 2 2 2 2 1 2 3 3 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 5 2
Vent Rate 12 7 22 32 42 27 25 22 20 14 20 20 17 17 9 8 7 5 16 38 68 20
T Wind Dir S SW NW N N NE NE NE N NE NE NE NE E E E E SE S S S S
T Wind Spd 19 11 14 11 11 13 16 16 14 11 11 9 8 10 10 10 10 6 10 12 14 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 10/09/25Fri 10/10/25Sat 10/11/25Sun 10/12/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 60 86 61 86 62 87 65 88
Temp 64 60 80 81 68 61 82 82 69 63 82 83 71 65 83 83
DewPt 58 58 58 55 56 56 56 53 53 53 52 49 50 51 51 50
Max/Min RH 92 37 84 33 70 28 61 27
RH 79 91 47 41 64 84 42 37 58 70 35 32 48 61 33 33
PWind Dir S SW S SW S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ006-062100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
149 AM CDT Mon Oct 6 2025
Date Mon 10/06/25 Tue 10/07/25 Wed 10/08/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 63 48 57 50 74
Temp 58 52 55 61 62 60 50 49 48 49 51 54 57 57 51 51 51 51 58 67 73 71
DewPt 51 49 49 49 49 51 50 49 48 49 51 53 53 53 51 51 51 51 56 57 56 56
Min/Max RH 61 100 85 100 55
RH 76 87 81 63 63 72100100100100100 96 86 87100100100100 96 71 55 59
Wind Dir N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E SE E SE SE S S S S S
Wind Spd 10 11 12 11 11 11 10 9 10 9 9 8 8 8 6 5 5 6 10 13 14 12
Clouds SC SC B1 SC SC B1 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 SC SC
Clouds(%) 43 36 53 48 42 57 88 94 91 95 93 84 83 76 72 85 87 91 85 72 49 26
PoP 12HR 20 50 30 20 10
QPF 12HR 0 0.32 0.07 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 5 3
Vent Rate 6 9 27 33 37 26 16 18 18 12 15 20 23 19 8 7 6 5 17 52 94 39
T Wind Dir NW N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E SE SE SE SE S S S SW SW S
T Wind Spd 12 17 17 13 12 16 16 16 14 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 9 13 17 20 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 10/09/25Fri 10/10/25Sat 10/11/25Sun 10/12/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 55 82 54 83 55 83 58 84
Temp 59 55 78 78 60 55 80 78 62 55 79 80 64 58 80 79
DewPt 57 55 57 54 55 54 55 51 51 50 52 49 50 49 48 47
Max/Min RH 100 37 100 34 83 31 72 27
RH 93100 48 42 83 96 42 39 68 82 39 34 60 71 33 33
PWind Dir S SW SW SW S SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
OKZ002-062100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
149 AM CDT Mon Oct 6 2025
Date Mon 10/06/25 Tue 10/07/25 Wed 10/08/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 60 46 57 49 74
Temp 60 54 55 58 59 56 48 48 48 47 50 55 57 56 50 50 50 50 57 67 73 71
DewPt 55 54 53 52 52 51 48 48 48 47 50 52 52 53 50 50 50 50 55 57 57 57
Min/Max RH 77 100 83 100 56
RH 84100 91 81 77 84100100100100100 90 83 90100100100100 92 69 56 62
Wind Dir E N N N N N NE N N N N NE E E E E SE SE S S S S
Wind Spd 8 8 9 11 10 10 9 8 8 8 6 6 6 5 4 4 4 4 9 12 13 11
Clouds B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC
Clouds(%) 55 70 73 69 74 77 90 95 93 96 91 84 81 76 78 83 89 92 79 77 57 28
PoP 12HR 5 60 40 20 10
QPF 12HR 0 0.07 0.06 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC NM SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC IS IS IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 2 3 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 3 2 1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 5 2
Vent Rate 4 13 28 36 32 23 24 19 20 14 15 18 24 19 9 8 9 6 19 49 87 33
T Wind Dir SE N N N N N NE N N N NE NE E E E E SE SE S S S S
T Wind Spd 9 14 19 17 12 13 16 14 16 11 10 8 9 9 10 9 9 8 12 14 18 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 10/09/25Fri 10/10/25Sat 10/11/25Sun 10/12/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 56 85 55 85 57 85 60 86
Temp 60 57 81 79 63 56 82 79 65 58 82 80 67 61 82 79
DewPt 57 56 58 56 56 55 56 53 54 51 53 50 50 49 51 50
Max/Min RH 100 36 100 34 78 30 66 29
RH 89 97 45 45 78 97 41 40 67 77 37 35 54 66 34 36
PWind Dir S SW SW SW S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
Below is a weather element key for this product
Day 1 through 3...
Max/Min Temp or Min/Max Temp(F).....Maximum/Minimum Air Temperature
Temp(F).............................Air Temperature
DewPt(F)............................Dew Point Temperature
Min/Max RH or Max/Min RH(%).........Maximum/Minimum Humidity
RH(%)...............................Relative Humidity
Wind Dir(8 point compass)...........20ft Wind Direction
Wind Spd(MPH).......................20ft Wind Speed
Clouds(CAT).........................Cloud Cover Category
Example: CL = Clear; FW = Few; SC = Scattered;
B1 = Mostly Cloudy; B2 = Considerable Clouds; OV = Overcast
Clouds(%)...........................Cloud Cover as a Percentage
PoP 12HR(%).........................Probability for Accumulating Precipitation
QPF 12HR(IN)........................Liquid Equivalent Precipitation Amount
Weather...
Type...
Rain...........Rain
Rain Shwrs.....Rain Showers
Tstms..........Thunderstorms
Drizzle........Drizzle
Snow...........Snow
Snow Shwrs......Snow Showers
Sleet..........Sleet
Flurries.......Flurries
Frzg Rain......Freezing Rain
Frzg Drzl......Freezing Drizzle
Coverage...
IS.............Isolated
SC.............Scattered
NM.............Numerous
O..............Occasional
S..............Slight Chance
C..............Chance
L..............Likely
WD.............Widespread
D..............Definite
AR.............Areas
PA.............Patchy
LAL(CAT)............................Lightning Activity Level
Haines(CAT).........................Haines Index
Mix Hgt(Thousands of FT AGL)........Mixing Height
Example: 6 = 6000 Feet; 12 = 12000 Feet; <1 = Less than 1000 Feet
Vent Rate(Thousands of KT-FT AGL)...Ventilation Rate
Example: 12 = 12,000 Feet; 120 = 120,000 Feet; <1 = Less than than 100 Foot
T Wind Dir(8 Point Compass).........Transport Wind Direction
T Wind Spd(MPH).....................Transport Wind Speed
RFTI................................Red Flag Threat Index
Category...
HS............Historically Critical
EX............Extremely Critical
CH............Critical - High
CL............Critical - Low
EL............Elevated
NO............None
Watch/Warning/Advisory...
Example: W = Warning; Y = Advisory; A = Watch
in effect for the indicated hour
Day 4 through 7...
Max/Min Temp or Min/Max Temp(F).....Maximum/Minimum Air Temperature
Temp(F).............................Air Temperature
DewPt(F)............................Dew Point Temperature
RH(%)...............................Relative Humidity
Wind Spd(MPH).......................20 FT. Wind Speed
Example: <15 = Less Than 15 MPH; 15> = 15 MPH or Greater
Avg Clouds(CAT).....................Average Cloud Cover Category
PoP 12HR(%).........................Probability for Accumulating Precipitation
Weather...
See Day 1 through 3 Weather Descriptions